SKEEBY GRANGE Skeeby, Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 5ED

SKEEBY GRANGE SKEEBY, RICHMOND, NORTH YORKSHIRE, DL10 5ED

Skeeby ¼ miles, Richmond 3 miles

BEAUTIFULLY PRESENTED, DETACHED FAMILY HOUSE WITH FLEXIBLE ACCOMMODATION, SEPARATE COTTAGE, LAND AND BUILDINGS IN A PEACEFUL RURAL YET ACCESSIBLE LOCATION

Accommodation Main House with reception hall • Drawing room • Snug • Dining room Living room • Breakfast kitchen • Butler’s kitchen • Second kitchen/utility Four bedrooms • En suite bathroom to master • Shower room • Family bathroom Recently refurbished cottage with sitting room/kitchen, bedroom and bathroom

Externally Adjoining triple garage • Separate single garage/store • Large versatile barn Woodshed • Superb landscaped gardens of around 1.2 acres Adjacent grass paddocks and separate arable field In all about 24 acres For Sale as a whole or in three lots

The Station, Station Yard, Richmond, North Yorkshire DL10 4LD Tel: 01748 829217 www.gscgrays.co.uk [email protected]

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Alnwick Barnard Castle Chester-le-Street Tel: 01665 568310 Tel: 01833 637000 Tel: 0191 303 9540 Hamsterley Leyburn Stokesley Tel: 01388 487000 Tel: 01969 600120 Tel: 01642 710742 Situation and amenities Accommodation Skeeby Grange is situated between the market town of The main reception hall is welcoming and spacious and has a door directly opening to the main gardens, along with access to a Richmond and Middleton Tyas, just outside of the village of large cloakroom/wc, the living room and the dining room. The living room has plenty of natural light being triple aspect and a Skeeby in a beautiful rural location. focal point of this room is a beautifully carved fireplace with a lovely marble inset and hearth. The dining room has views south over the gardens and from here there is access to a butler’s kitchen for entertaining. The dining room opens through to the snug There are no services in Skeeby but the historic market town with stone flagged floors and another bespoke carved fireplace with high spec log burner. The flagged floor continues through of Richmond is only 3 miles away and offers a wide variety of to a bright, breakfast kitchen fitted in sold wood units with granite work surfaces and integrated appliances. amenities including national and local retailers a large range of bars and restaurants, cinema, theatre, sports centres, golf The flagged floor continues from the snug into the garden terrace room with three doors opening out directly to the garden. courses and good local state schools. Darlington (10 miles) is From here there is access to a secondary kitchen/utility room with integrated appliances, a separate wc, full house bathroom the nearest main town within which is an East Coast mainline equipped with jacuzzi bath and separate shower cubicle. The final room to the ground floor is a superb drawing room, this station with regular connections to London (2 ½ hours) and is entered via double doors and features a brick chimney breast with a substantial log burner set on a raised hearth. This is a the north. For the commuter and traveller the A66 and A1 superb entertaining room and a magnificent asset to the property. (M) are close by and Newcastle Durham, Tees Valley and On the first floor is a large landing with views over the gardens. The master bedroom is triple aspect with a range of bespoke Leeds Bradford Airports provide links commercial centres of bedroom furniture and an en suite bathroom completes the master suite. The remaining three bedrooms all have fitted the north east and beyond. wardrobes and there is a large shower room. The area is known as the gateway to the Yorkshire Dales and There is plenty of scope to further extend the upstairs accommodation with large, unused loft space subject to the necessary this stunning countryside is within easy reach. The Zetland, planning consents. Hurworth, West of Yore, Hurworth and Bedale Hunts are all in close proximity. Golf courses can be found at Richmond, Barnard Castle and Darlington with Horse Racing at Catterick, Ripon, York, Wetherby and Sedgefield.

Lot 1 – Skeeby Grange, Gardens, Forge Cottage, Barn and paddock. Skeeby Grange lies within a beautiful and private setting, entered through electric gates and with a sweeping driveway leading to a turning circle at the front door and with plenty of additional parking. Skeeby Grange house is a stone residence built in 1951 in a traditional style with a substantial extension added in 1999. The main house provides flexible living accommodation with all principle rooms facing south to enjoy the open countryside views. It is a very light house with many dual and triple aspect rooms and a good flow to the accommodation. As part of the extension works the whole property was completely refurbished and finished to a very high specification including many bespoke fittings and top quality finishes. Externally The main driveway allows access to an adjoining triple garage with three electric up and over doors. A magnificent beech hedge on the western edge of the driveway continues around with a pedestrian arch to the right of the main house leading into the main private garden which is well sheltered and includes stone terracing with plenty of space for dining outside and a large lawn with mature trees.

In addition to the gardens there is a useful paddock suitable for a small pony and with direct roadside access.

Forge Cottage Forge Cottage has been completely refurbished and is now a low maintenance one bedroom detached cottage sitting in a small private plot with stone and fenced perimeter and plenty of separate on-site parking. The property has a fitted and integrated kitchen open to the living room, a double bedroom with fitted wardrobes and a bathroom with full suite. It makes an ideal guest or family space away from the main house or is readily let out as is currently the case.

Barn / General Store Lying adjacent to the drive and with direct road access through a large roller door is a general purpose shed measuring about 18.32m x 7.02m. It has a concrete floor, water and power connected and can have a variety of uses including classic car

Forge Cottage garage, workshop or store. It is also thought to have some Mineral and sporting rights Local Authority potential for future development subject the appropriate Mineral and sporting rights are to be included in the sale as far Richmondshire District Council 01748 82900. planning approval. as they are owned. Council Tax Lot 2 – Pasture or mowing meadow Development clawback Skeeby Grange is Band G, and Forge Cottage is Band B. To the south of the house and cottage and with its road access, In the event that planning consent is obtained for change of Viewings as well as a gate to the paddock, is a grass field extending to use on the land or buildings the Vendor reserves the right Strictly by appointment Through the Selling Agents about 2.90 acres. It is enclosed with stone wall or fence, is to share in the resulting uplift in value through a claw back GSC Grays, Richmond Office on tel: 01748 829217. stock proof and has access to water. This field is currently provision. occupied on a seasonal grazing basis by a neighbouring farmer. Boundaries Further details are available from the Selling Agent. The Vendor will only sell such interests as they have in the Lot 3 – Arable Field boundary hedges, walls and fences. To the west of the house and meadow field is an additional, highly productive arable field extending to about 19.93 acres. Forge Cottage

f It has separate roadside access and is fenced. It is currently e CS D farmed on a contract basis by the neighbouring farmer with Forge Cottage Skeeby 97.5m Grange vacant possession being available on completion. 1 .1 4m Skeeby Grange FW Services Issues We are advised that the drainage for Skeeby Grange sis 2.90 acres to a septic tank shared with Old Skeeby Grange and that Forge Cottage has its own sewerage treatment plant. Both properties are served by oil fired central heating on separate

f e systems and are connected to mains electricity and mains D water.

Tenure Skeeby Grange house will be available with vacant possession. The meadow field and arable field will be occupied for the The Old Mill La coming season and Forge Cottage is let on an Assured Issues 19.93 acres S C U R R A G 97.8m H Shorthold Tenancy with a current rent of £600 per month. L A N E Details are available from the Selling Agent.

Wayleaves Easements and Rights of Way Skeeby Grange is sold subject to and with the benefit of all existing rights of way, whether public or private, light, drainage, water and electricity supplies and all other rights,

8 10 6 obligations, easements, quasi-easements and all wayleaves or 89.9m A

This Plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey Map with the sanction of the covenants whether disclosed or not. Controller of H.M. Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved. (100043767). This Plan is published for the convenience of Purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. NOT TO SCALE.

Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey Map with the sanction of the Controller of HM Stationery Office. Licence no. 100043767. Crown Copyright reserved. Directions To reach Skeeby Grange from Richmond, take the A6018 road east of the village of Skeeby, cross over the bridge and after about ¼ of a mile turn left at the apex of a right hand bend. The entrance gates on the left after about 50 metres.

This Plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey Map with the sanction of the Controller of H.M. Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved. (100043767). This Plan is published for the convenience of Purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. NOT TO SCALE.

Skeeby Grange – Energy Efficiency Rating

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Forge Cottage – Energy Efficiency Rating DISCLAIMER NOTICE: PLEASE READ: GSC Grays gives notice to anyone who may read these particulars as follows: 100 1. These particulars, including any plan, are a general guide only and do not form any part of any offer or contract. 2. All descriptions, including photographs, dimensions and other details are given in good faith but do not amount to our presentation or warranty. This should not be relied upon as statements of facts and anyone interested must satisfy themselves as to their corrections by inspection or otherwise. 3. Neither GSC Grays nor the vendors accept responsibility for any error that these particulars may contain however caused. 59 4. Any plan is for guidance once only and is not drawn to scale. All dimensions, shapes, and compass bearings are approximate and you should not rely on them without checking them first. 5. Nothing in these particulars shall be deemed to be a statement that the property is in good condition, repair or otherwise nor that any services or facilities are in good working order. 6. Please discuss with us any aspects that are important to you prior to travelling to the property.

Particulars written: November 2017. Photographs taken: November 2017. www.gscgrays.co.uk